Shoe with sole having raised portions on its upper face



Oct. 21, 1952 J, HOZA 2,614,342

SHOE WITH SOLE HAVING RAISED PORTIONS-ON ITS UPPER FACE Filed July 21. 1950 INVENTOR rl Uhn H u 2 EL Patented Oct. 2l, 1952 SHOE WITH SOLE HAVING RAISED POR- TIONS ON ITS UPPER FACE John Hoza, elcamp, Md.

Application July 21, 1950, Serial No. 175,187

1 Claim. l

This invention relates primarily to a sneaker or shoe, wherein the outer sole and heel as a unit are formed in one piece of rubber or composition of rubber and other similar material.

The object of the invention is to provide a shoe having a unitary one-piece outer sole and heel of resilient material, with a leather upper stitched directly thereto.

A further object of the invention is to provide a unitary molded one piece outer sole and heel with a cavity in the heel end for lightness and a roughened inner surface on the upper side of the outer sole to form a cushion between the outer and inner soles.

A further object of the invention is to provide an economical shoe, wherein, by providing a unitary heel and outer sole and leather upper, fewer operations are required in the manufacture of a shoe.

These and other objects of the invention will be hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a section of my improved shoe;

Fig. 2 is an exploded view of the shoe showing the bottom of the upper and top of the sole;

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the molded rubber heel and outer sole; and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary section of the bottom of the shoe corresponding to line II-Il of Fig. 2.

The numeral l indicates a unitary outer sole and heel, composed of rubber or like material. 2 indicating the sole and 3 the heel.

The heel is formed with a cavity 4, divided by a transverse rib 5, while the inner surface of the sole is provided with a, series of substantially interconnected angular corrugations 6, and extending rearwardly therefrom are substantially longitudinally disposed corrugations 1. rThe corrugations form a cushion between the inner and outer soles, as will be later described.

The unitary sole and heel around its upper edge is formed with a slight continuous rib 8, corrugated on its upper surface.

The underside of the outer sole portion of the molded unit is formed with a slight groove I5 extending from the front of the heel portion entirely around the sides and front of the outer sole, while the bottom of the heel portion is formed with openings I6.

Il) indicates a leather upper, the lower edges of which are turned inwardly as shown at II. Secured by tacks I8 to the inwardly turned edges II is an inner sole I2, and fitted inside the shoe and secured over the inner sole is a thin sheet 2 of leather forming a liner I9 to provide a, finish and cover over stitches to be described.

In the space between the inturned edges of the upper is inserted a strip of material I3 to v form a support at the shank portion of the shoe. When the upper is placed on the outer sole, its edges are supported on the corrugated edge, the strip I3 resting on the transverse bar 5 in the heel portion and its forward edge being secured or glued to the underside of the inner sole at I4.

Nails I'I are driven through the openings I6 of the heel 3, through the inturned ends of the upper and the inner sole I2. The leather upper I0 and the molded rubber sole are secured together by stitches 20 in the groove I'5 from one side of the forward part of the heel, completely around the front of the sole and back along the opposite side to the heel, the stitches being located outside the row of tacks I8.

When the upper and sole are secured together, the central portion of the inner sole is supported on the corrugations 6 on the upper surface of the outer sole 2 and on the strip of material I3 at the heel portion. Thus there is formed between the outer and inner soles a distinct cushion.

By providing the slight rib 8 on the upper edge of the sole, a slight depression is formed on the upper surface of the sole; consequently when the upper is fitted to the outer sole there is a slight space surrounding the corrugations on the rib 8, to form a cushion between the inner and outer soles.

What I claim is:

A shoe formed with a rubber one-piece heel and sole, the upper surface of which is formed with a slight depression and a series of corrugations, the corrugations extending entirely around the outer edges of the one-piece heel and sole and the slight depression, the upper surface of the depressed upper surface of the outer sole portion having raised formations thereon and the heel portion having a depression provided with a transverse bar-like formation, the upper surface of which is on a level with the wall of the slight depression of the sole portion, a leather upper having its lower edges bent inwardly, the inwardly bent portion of the leather upper being supportedl on the corrugations on the edge portion of the molded heel and outer sole, the inner end portions of the leather upper being extended beyond the corrugations and in contact with the wall of the depression, an inner sole, the outer edge portion of said inner sole being supported on the bent-in portion of the leather upper and over the corrugations on the outer sole and extending over the depression in the heel and sole portions of the outer sole, stitches extending through the outer sole inwardly of the corrugations and through the inwardly bent end of the leather upper and the inner sole to unite the parts together, and a metal strip extended over and supported at its rear end on the transverse bar formation in the depression in the heel portion and having its opposite end extended for- Wardly over and supported on the rear part of the raised formations on the surface of the soie portion to provide a shank stiffener.

JOHN HOZA.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are o! record in the tile of this patent:

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